Hemi heads??
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03/20/15 01:37 AM
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Can anyone tell anything about these heads from this one pic?
What year, etc?
TIA,
Dallas
2012 Rallye Redline Challenger, 1st new car!
2010 Ram 1500 4wd HEMI-hauler
2014 Dodge Dart-gas saver
4 projects and a bunch of parts cars, losing interest since buying the Challenger lol
1969 Dodge Coronet 500-'gonna fix 'er up someday!'
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Re: Hemi heads??
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03/20/15 11:58 AM
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Casting number would seem to indicate 66 to 71 426 Hemi.
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Re: Hemi heads??
[Re: MOBodyman]
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They are "X" heads. Closest one looks like a 1968. The year wouldn't matter for you. Looks like old top fuel heads. Notice the plug tube seals and the 1/2" head bolts. If you flip them over you might see machining for receiver grooves for o-rings. On fuel they will crack first between the spark plug and the intake valve seat. If you keep running them they will crack between the spark plug and the exhaust valve seat. These are obviously old race parts and most likely not worth having.
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Re: Hemi heads??
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03/20/15 12:51 PM
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All the above is true concerning top fuel heads, however, that does'nt always make them junk. Small cracks between the spark plug and valves are not a huge deal to repair, in fact a lot of them will run just fine on mild street builds with the cracks left alone. Any good machine shop can check them out and give you a condition report (reccomended before purchase). If they have minor cracks, probably worth $500-$600.00, if not, probably $800-$1,100.00ish due to the bigger bolt holes. Also, concerning dates, the one being a Nov 1968, it most likey came off a 69 or later engine. 
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Re: Hemi heads??
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03/20/15 01:28 PM
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Quote:
All the above is true concerning top fuel heads, however, that does'nt always make them junk. Small cracks between the spark plug and valves are not a huge deal to repair, in fact a lot of them will run just fine on mild street builds with the cracks left alone. Any good machine shop can check them out and give you a condition report (reccomended before purchase). If they have minor cracks, probably worth $500-$600.00, if not, probably $800-$1,100.00ish due to the bigger bolt holes.
Also, concerning dates, the one being a Nov 1968, it most likey came off a 69 or later engine.
The wanted $650 for all three. I'm not a mechanic and certainly not knowlegable on hemi parts. If someone is interested pm me & I'll send the guy's phone #.
Thanks for the help,
Dallas
2012 Rallye Redline Challenger, 1st new car!
2010 Ram 1500 4wd HEMI-hauler
2014 Dodge Dart-gas saver
4 projects and a bunch of parts cars, losing interest since buying the Challenger lol
1969 Dodge Coronet 500-'gonna fix 'er up someday!'
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Re: Hemi heads??
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03/20/15 03:41 PM
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The wanted $650 for all three.
There's a reason they're so cheap. Your machinist is not going to like the way they look. I guarantee it.
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Re: Hemi heads??
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03/21/15 05:31 PM
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Years ago when there was nothing out there new but lots of used up race junk, I'd take a set of dye penetrant chemicals with me and DP them in front of the seller. There was more than one pair I did that looked like an alkali flat around the valve seats and between the valves and spark plug. You can't be too careful unless you want to collect door stops.
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